Relationship types
Fractional CTO, Fractional Head of AI, interim product or technology leadership, product/data/AI operating mandate, or selective product build inside a broader ownership role.
Primary mode
Take responsibility for the work
Use this when senior operating ownership is missing; product, data, AI, and technology decisions are disconnected; a founder or executive is carrying too much technical responsibility; advice exists but no one is accountable for carrying it through; or a product or initiative needs both direction and hands-on execution.
Responsibilities may include
Product and technology direction, architecture, roadmap ownership, team and vendor leadership, hiring, delivery, executive communication, product launch, and transition to permanent ownership.
Selective product build
Christopher selectively takes on product-build work when the engagement requires senior product and technology ownership rather than undifferentiated implementation capacity.
View the productsSecondary mode
Get an independent view
Use this when Christopher should evaluate rather than own implementation.
AI Technical Due Diligence
AI Technical Due Diligence
Evaluate what is real, what remains unverified, what is risky, and what should happen next.
Review Technical Due DiligenceExecutive AI Advisory
Executive AI Advisory
Support consequential decisions without adding another day-to-day operator.
Review Executive AI AdvisoryFixed-scope starting point
Start with a defined scope
AI Release Audit
Use this 10-business-day engagement when an AI initiative is active but the decision, evidence, ownership, or path to production remains unclear.
Review the AI Release AuditAI Delivery Pilot
When one workflow is sufficiently defined, Bato Labs may carry it forward through a focused six- to eight-week AI Delivery Pilot.
Review the AI Delivery PilotOutputs
Release blockage map, readiness assessment, prioritized release plan, named owners and decisions, and executive readout.